Deadline- 1 February 2013
Countries/Region- All Countries
University of Edinburgh invites applicants from UK, EU and Overseas to apply for Principal’s Career Development PhD Scholarships 2013-14 for which courses are offered by the university.
In order to attract the best and brightest PhD students, the University seeks to offer not only unparalleled research facilities and superb supervision, but also to provide development opportunities which will support our research students as they progress beyond their PhD, through an innovative programme of integrated research, training and career development. This exciting new scholarship scheme provides a valuable opportunity for postgraduate research students to undertake a package of training and development which will help them to develop the necessary skills required to meet their career choices and offer them a breadth of development opportunities in areas such as teaching, public engagement, entrepreneurship, and research. Scholars will usually focus on one career development area.
Each scholarship covers the UK/EU rate of tuition fee as well as a stipend of £14,000. Subject to satisfactory progress
Eligibility-
The awards are open to UK, EU and overseas students applying to study for a research degree in 2013-2014. Applicants must have already applied for admission to a full-time PhD research programme of study at the University. They must be of outstanding academic merit and research potential. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, a UK first class or 2:1 honours degree at undergraduate level or the international equivalent. Other factors such as financial status, nationality and the proposed field of study are not taken into account. Candidates are required to have good English Language skills with scholarship applicants normally requiring a minimum IELTS of 7.0.
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